Crime & Safety
Homewood Man Stabbed 79-Year-Old Woman Because She Was Black, Old and Vulnerable: Prosecutors
The victim was stabbed four times. The accused has animosity toward African-Americans: prosecutors.
A man has been charged with attempted first degree murder and a hate crime after attacking and stabbing a 79-year-old woman at Walt’s Food Center, 2345 183rd St., apparently because he’s angry at African-Americans, according to a Cook County prosecutor.
Pol Danilov, 26, was arrested on the scene Friday morning, and officers found a 5-inch knife in Danilov’s possession. The attack took place at about 10:30 a.m. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. She was stabbed four times in the back and neck, and the blade pierced her lung, reports Sun-Times Media.
Danilov, of the 18400 block of Harwood Avenue in Homewood, appeared in court Saturday with a cast on his arm. His bail was set at $500,000. The prosecutor said Danilov has a history of animosity toward African-Americans and admitted to police he stabbed the woman because she was black, old and appeared vulnerable, reports the Chicago Tribune.
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